Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Turns Newt Gingrich's 'Dishonest' Smear Back On Him

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) isnt fazed about being called dishonest by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) .

In fact, the congresswoman on Friday tweeted she would take it as a compliment because of all the other people that Gingrich and his fellow Republicans have also previously called liars:

Ah yes, now Newt & the GOP are resorting to calling me a liar.

Who else do they call liars?
- 96% of scientists who agree on climate change
- Millions of Americans they locked up in the War on Drugs
- #MeToo survivors

So Ill take it as a compliment. Thanks. https://t.co/2AXUz5zave

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Ah yes, now Newt & the GOP are resorting to calling me a liar.

Who else do they call liars?
- 96% of scientists who agree on climate change
- Millions of Americans they locked up in the War on Drugs
- #MeToo survivors

So Ill take it as a compliment. Thanks. https://t.co/2AXUz5zave
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 5, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez fired back at Gingrich after he penned a scathing op-ed about her for Fox News website published Friday.

It was in response to Ocasio-Cortezs report of her Monday visit with other Democratic lawmakers to a Customs and Border Protection detention facility in Texas, where she described witnessing systemic cruelty .

The Department of Homeland Securitys own Office of the Inspector General also this week released a report detailing dangerous overcrowding and warned of health risks to migrants being held at multiple facilities.

But Gingrich claimed in his article that Ocasio-Cortezs comments had helped him to understand how profoundly vicious, cruel and dishonest she is. He also alleged that Ocasio-Cortez is eager and determined to undermine and destroy America as we have known it.

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Gingrich has gone after Ocasio-Cortez before. In March, he claimed her views were based on whatever random thought comes in that morning and her proposals are beyond silly.